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◇ Catalog #284

Emmessi Tome

tmp·#284·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Tom Wänerstrand

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.37+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.38 · low $0.35

NM$0.37

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.34–$0.39modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.64low $0.02range 3100.0%n 47

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,226 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.37

Gameplay

Artifact — Book

{5}, {T}: Draw two cards, then discard a card.

It is like life and destiny: we think we know the story, but we have read only half the tale.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.64 across 47 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TMP — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #284 of *Tempest*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1997 Tempest release.

Card type: Artifact — Book, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,226 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Tom Wänerstrand. Rarix catalogs 255 other cards credited to this artist.